Lund (John)]
The Newcastle Rider, or, Ducks and Pease: to which is added The Cobler and Parson, The Kentish Parson, The [P]awn-broker in the Coal-pit and Jack Smart.York: Printed by J. Kendrew c 1800 - with 2 woodcut tail-pieces and one illustration in the text, a bit browned, outer pages soiled and rubbed, pp. 24, 12mo, self wrappers, overstitched, sound John Lund (fl. 1785), humorous poet, of Pontefract, is said to have been a barber in that town. Little else is known of his life, although a contemporary declared that his satires would not disgrace the pen of a Churchill (Boothroyd, 495). In 1771 Lund published The mirrour: a poem, in imitation of C. Churchill, to which are added three tales, in the manner of Prior. In 1777 he published A collection of original tales in verse, in the manner of Prior; to which is added a second edition of Ducks and Pease, or, The Newcastle Rider. The story is rudimentary, being that of a rider (that is, bagman) who, when airing himself as a person of quality, is suddenly confronted by his master; but it proved extremely popular, passing through numerous editions down to 1838 and was reprinted in Richardsons Table Book (ODNB). Most of these editions were published in the north of England - Newcastle, Anwick, Penrith, &c. This edition is rare: COPAC records a single copy, at Aberdeen; WorldCat adds no other, and it is not listed in ESTC.The original stitching (?if any) has been replaced. The initial letter of Pawn-broker on the title-page is missing, but this would seem to be an error rather than e defect.
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